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(adj) previous
just preceding something else in time or order
the previous owner; my old house was larger
(adj) Old
of a very early stage in development
Old English is also called Anglo Saxon; Old High German is High German from the middle of the 9th to the end of the 11th century
(adj) older
skilled through long experience
an old offender; the older soldiers
(adj) honest-to-god, honest-to-goodness, sure-enough
(used informally especially for emphasis)
a real honest-to-god live cowboy; had us a high old time; went upriver to look at a sure-enough fish wheel
(adj) one-time, onetime, former, erstwhile, quondam, sometime
belonging to some prior time
erstwhile friend; our former glory; the once capital of the state; her quondam lover